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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen and Treasurer
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg,
FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1876.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. : STEAM PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO. 1876
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen and Treasurer
OF THE
Town of Williamsburg,
FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1876.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. : STEAM PRESS OF GAZETTE PRINTING CO.
1876
Selectmen's Report.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury, March 1, 1875, $4,678 27
due on Collectors' Bills, 1,268 55
Borrowed of Sesostris Warner, Sept. 23,
1,100 00
Proceeds of Collins School Fund,
1,343 00
66 State 66 66
253 90
66 Dog Fund,
123 09
Corporation,
144 02
Bank Tax,
1,589 53
Rebate of State Tax,
560 00
State Aid Refunded,
950 00
Rent of Town Hall,
15 00
Auctioneer's License,
2 00
Liquor Licenses,
45.0 00
Old Iron,
273 52
For labor of Geo. Marks,
4 75
" wood, of Samuel House,
5 00
" State Paupers,
330 49
" Taxes for current year,
11,911 66
$25,002 78
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EXPENDITURES.
Schools,
$4,219 99
Smith Charities,
2,000 00
Northampton Savings Bank,
1,000 00
State Tax,
2,220 00
County Tax,
1,531 81
Collins Fund Tax,
91 05
State Aid,
784 00
Tomb Account,
996 00
OLD BILLS PAID.
Hiram Nash, services and expenses at Boston,
$21 00
66 labor on highway, 4 50
Elnathan Graves, services and expenses at Boston,
20 00
Sarah Clark, abatement tax on bank stock,
18 42
Francis E. Porter, abatement,
5 00
Sundry abatements,
28 85
Dewey Williams, for care of town hall,
6 25
Samuel Dinsmore, for moving iron,
1 00
Insane Hospital, bill to April 1st,
147 85
Matthew Maloney, care of Pat Casey,
30 00
Chas. E. Tileston, for keeping poor to April 1st,
119 26
J. D. Smith,
66
25 70
Dennis Fogarty, 66
66
66
25 70
Joseph Hawkes,
66
79 25
Henry Taylor,
66
66
9 96
Ellen Powers,
66
10 00
Chauncy Guilford,
66
61 07
Nelson Russ,
66
36 50
Orrin Wade,
31 00
Thomas Wait,
3 75
Mrs. Rachael Hutchins,
100 00
Morris Connell, for transient, to April 1st,
19 50
Lyman Hyde & Son, for bridge plank,
23 24
Recording 104 deaths, 20.80, 16 marriages. 2.44, 66 52 births,
26 00
C. D. Farnsworth, for breaking roads,
13 15
John O'Neil, 66
5 24
Jerome O. Hill,
1 80
5 25
Herbert Russ, 66 66
94 12
5
E. F. Hyde, for breaking roads,
$9 87
E. W. Merritt,
66
6 00
Orrin Wade,
5 50
John G. Miller,
2 58
L. C. Graves,
3 25
Harris Guilford,
10 00
John Miller,
13 00
S. K. Wait, for coal for town, Mr. Hutchins,
5 50
5 50
Dr. Wm. M. Trow, services for Pat Casey,
9 00
Gazette Printing Co., for printing reports, 42 00
Thos. Ryan, for damage received on highway, 3 25
H. A. Bisbee, for services as Collector, 120 00
$1,208 81
EXPENSES ON FIRE ENGINES.
James M. Foster, for repairs and care,
12 00
S. W. Merrill, 66 66
3 00
H. P. Smith,
66 8 25
A. R. Morse, 66 66
2 44
Hayden, Gere & Co., one quart oil,
20
Cyrus Miller, for wood, 1 00
$26 89
EXPENSES OF WILLIAMS ROAD.
Henry H. Tilton, for land damage,
$125 00
Otis G. Hill,
62 00
M. V. Williams, for labor,
100 00
$287 00
HIGHWAYS-ORDINARY.
J. W. Belcher,
surveyor, 118 05
Levi Bradford,
66
199 98
Samuel House,
340 46
Samuel A. Merritt,
237 42
Francis S. Warner, 66
48 02
Robert Damon,
98 70
Samuel A. Clark, Jr., «
29 88
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L. F. Washburn,
John C. Williams, L. C. Graves, John O'Neil,
$19 87
66 30
87 55
25 00
$1,271 23
SPECIAL REPAIRS.
John O'Neil, near depot,
$52 02
Robert Damon,
57 94
John C. Williams,
50 58
Samuel House,
148 58
Samuel A. Merritt,
35 77
Levi Bradford,
121 53
$466 42
, WALL ON ASHFIELD ROAD.
Samuel A Merritt and team,
$102 38
Wm. G. Wells,
96 06
Hugh M. Gee,
18 72
John Welsh,
24 50
Wm. Welsh,
15 75
C. W. Hill,
32 50
Willis Guilford,
27 00
$316 91
CLAGHORN BBIDGE AND VICINITY.
Martin V. Williams, for labor,
$12 25
Frank McGowan,
66
7 00
C. F. Hyde and team,
24 79
Wm. O'Brien,
20 25
Henry H. Tilton, labor and material,
26 00
Wm. Naven, labor,
21 00
L. C. Graves, 66
and material,
30 00
Chas. S. Smith,
23 62
Chas. M. Thayer,
23 62
Michael O'Brien,
9 62
Frank Cowan,
66
10 94
Wm. Wright, 66
23 50
John McGrath,
18 38
I. B. Rogers and team,
$39 56
James O'Brine, labor,
11 25
John O'Neil, on wall, and filling, 60 95
Levi Bradford, and use of derrick, 49 26
Henry W. Sampson, pointing wall,
51 50
Richard O'Brien,
51 45
John Mehan,
30 62
Wm. Welsh,
10 50
Thomas Nash, for earth,
12 00
Quarrying and drawing stone,
171 69
Powder and fuse,
1 50
Railing,
1 75
$743 00
SKINNERVILLE BBIDGE.
Jerome O. Hill, for labor,
33 00
Oliver Ames,
37 45
Oliver Nash and team, 66
28 00
Clarence Haddon, 66
10 00
Alvin Bradford,
57 00
Jeffrey Savage and others,
19 32
Samuel House,
53 63
John Burk,
33 69
Pat. Flanigan,
37 00
Myron Ames,
11 25
Lyman Ames,
39 37
A. R. Morse,
9 00
C. R. Dorsey, for use of derrick,
36 00
John O'Neil, for filling,
25 00
Quarrying and drawing stone,
114 46
$544 17
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
Henry A. Bisbee, for scraper iron,
$4 00
Trumbull & Gere, advertising bridge plank,
2 00
Wm. Wright, for storage of derrick,
5 00
Recording 24 marriages, 3.60, 50 births, 25.00
28 60
29 deaths,
10 15
Gore & Burgess, for coating roof of town hall,
25 00
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Wm. Welsh, for setting line stone,
$2 50
A. A. Nichols, for town plank,
189 24
Homer Foot & Co., for rope for derrick,
24 41
C. A. Williams, for care of hearse,
22 50
For school books,
1 88
Repairs on town hall,
4 65
Painting four bridges and hearse house,
66 99
Rev. J. P. Kimball, services as School Committee,
104 75
Aaron R. Morse,
100 00
Paid for foot bridge at Skinnerville,
8 00
66 guide boards,
4 50
John O'Neil, services as Assessor,
25 00 .
66 66 Selectman,
75 00
100 00
Aaron R. Morse, "
Assessor, 25 00
Selectman,
75 00
100 00
T. M. Carter, 66 Assessor,
25 00
66
66
Selectman,
75 00
100 00
66
Clerk and Treasurer,
65 00
Dewey Williams, for care of town hall,
H. A. Bisbee, services as constable,
14 00
Sundry abatements,
65 00
Collector's book and two alphabets,
2 30
Expressage, postage, paper, &c.,
10 25
Oil, Chimneys, &c., for use at town house,
3 89
Benson Munyan, services as Collector,
100 00
Versal Guilford, abatement of tax,
15 00
Heirs of Joel Hayden, abatement of tax,
50 00
Lyman Hyde,
2 80
Wm. Elder,
66
66
2 50
O. G. Spelman,
54 00
$1,296 41
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Paid Smith Charities to Jau. 1,
$1,878 48
66 66 on bonds taken up,
28 00
on Beals note, $500, one year, 35 00
" on note, Savings Bank, taken up,
37 14
one Temporary Loans,
105 48
$2,084 10
7 50
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POOR ACCOUNT.
William H. Bartlett, (discharged,)
$228 53
Alfred Jones,
144 03
Sarah A. Warner, 66
187 02
Mrs Mary Damon and family, "
207 24
Charles Colton,
29 62
Alice Williams,
419 87
Michael Sullivan,
66
82 99
John Kenny,
66
4 00
Lewis Curtis, deceased,
149 11
Patrick Duggan, 66
22 98
Mrs. Rachel Hutchins, 66
98 75
Mrs. James Welsh, 66
102 57
Geo. W. Lyman, to March 1,
112 69
Josiah Leonard, to Jan. 1,
114 37
Marcus Way, to Jan. 1,
31 40
David Pittsinger, to Jan. 1,
64 01
Abigail Warner and Irena Meekins, to Jan. 1,
217 76
Sally Little, to Sept. 1,
56 38
Mrs. Jerusha Smith, to Jan. 1,
82 00
Ellen Powers, to Feb. 1,
90 00
Mrs. Nelson Wait,
56 37
Thomas Wait,
40 86
B. F. Williams, to Jan. 1,
139 22
G. H. Frueen's family, to March 1,
70 21
John Lawler and family,
4 00
Daniel Gilmartin,
22 75.
Sarah Lang,
22 60
Transient,
118 60
$2,919 93
1243,2
Respectfully submitted,
AARON R. MORSE, JOHN O'NEIL, Selectmen.
THOS. M. CARTER,
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TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
Total Receipts,
$25,002 78
Paid Schools,
$
4,219 99
On old debt,
3,000 00
State Tax,
2,220 00
County Tax,
1,531 81
State Aid,
784 00
Tomb account,
996 00
Old bills,
1,208 81
Fire Engines,
26 89
Williams road,
287 00
Highways,
1,271 23
Special repairs,
2,070 50
Poor account,
2,919 93
Contingent account,
1,296 41
Interest account,
2,084 10
Collins Fund Tax,
91 05
Cash on hand,
995 06
$25,002 78
$25,002 78
Assets.
Liabilities.
Cash in Treasury,
$ 995 06
Due Smith Charities, $27,900 00
Due on Tax Bills,
1,000 00
Due Charles S. Beals, 500 00
Due for State Aid,
784 00
Due Sesostris Warner,
1,100 00
Due for State Paupers,
419 87
Outstanding, due April 1,
600 00
Due for Town Paupers,
22 75
276 Shares R. R. stock,
20,700 00
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS M. CARTER, TREASURER.
WILLIAMSBUFGH, March 1, 1876.
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